Reference meaning
Dudley
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A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
Other meanings
2. proper noun
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. proper noun
A market town and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9490).
4. proper noun
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2673).
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